Monday 18 June 2018

Some finished projects to show you....

I am very excited today to show you the result of the 'experiment' that I wrote about in my last post.  I had such a lot of fun adding free motion applique/embroidery details to this little piece of patchwork that I had previously quilted.


After adding the applique shapes to the altered background, I set about free motion embroidering over the applique shapes to add detail and definition to the shapes.  This is not as easy as it sounds.


I originally added the detail to the seed heads in a green thread to match the fabric that I had used for the applique which looked quite nice to start with. 


However, once I had added the details to the leaves in brown,


the green didn't look quite right, so I had to add some brown to them as well.


I then added some extra details, including the butterflies and the sequin 'berries' and I am really happy now with the end result.  So happy in fact, that I started another quilt made in a similar way.


This one I pieced together using some lovely hand-dyed fabrics which I bought from the In Stitches Studio.  They are just perfect for making this sort of quilt. I then quilted the background with wavy lines using my walking foot.


Then the fun started!! I added some simple 'poppy' applique shapes, including a bud and some seed heads and then filled in the details using free motion embroidery.  


Finally, I added some hand stitching to complete the centres of the poppies and the flight paths of the butterflies.


I am really enjoying exploring these techniques and can't wait to get started on my next project!!



Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a creative week!

24 comments:

  1. These are really lovely! What a great technique. xx

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    1. Thanks Janet, they were a lot of fun to make! Chrissie xx

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  2. Oh wow, I love how you did this. So beautiful!

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    1. Thank you so much Lisa Marie! They were a lot of fun to make! Christine x

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  3. Hi Christine,wow both these are amazing. You can see lots of work has gone into them and they look fantastic,well done my friend xx

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    1. Thank you so much Shez! I really enjoyed making them! Christine x

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  4. Christine your combination of free motion and hand stitching really makes the design pop! Wonderful!

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    1. Thank you so much Shirlee, that is very kind of you! Christine x

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  5. Liebe Christine,
    das ist wirklich sehr schön geworden. Eine schöne Kombination der Applikation und freiem Quilten.
    Liebe Grüße
    Monika

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    1. Thank you Monika! I enjoyed playing with these projects! Christine x

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  6. love what you have done with the quilting and extra embellishments.

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    1. Thank you Helen! That's very kind of you! Christine x

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  7. Gosh, these really are a lovely style of work. Likey, likey!

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    1. Thank you Karen! I really enjoyed working on them! Christine x

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  8. I like the way you enhenced your quilted piece! Thats a good idea for quilting practices.
    KATRIN W.

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    1. Thank you Katrin. They were a lot of fun to stitch! Christine x

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  9. Wow, this is so beautiful. Such amazing details.

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    1. Thank you Julie! They were a lot of fun to make! Christine x

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  10. ooooh - I couldn't begin to pick a favourite between these two! I love poppies but there's something special about the seed pod piece too. Can't wait to see what you do next!

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    1. Thank you Mary Anne! I have had such fun making these and I can't wait to sstart on a new project now! Christine x

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  11. Your quilt is beautiful, Christine. The quilting is wonderful. xxx

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    1. Thank you Christine! I had a lot of fun playing with these and I was pleased with the results! Christine x

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  12. Beautiful work Christine! Your quilting is amazing! xxx

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  13. Beautiful stitching, Christine! You make it all look so easy, but I’m sure it’s not!
    Hugs,
    Barbara xx

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